Johnson had a team-record 24 goals and finished tied with MacKinnon for the NHL lead among rookies. Johnson, who signed with the Lightning as a free agent, also finished tied for the league lead in short-handed goals (five) and led all first-year players in total ice time and face-offs.

Palat finished second among rookie scorers with 59 points (23 goals, 36 points), finishing three shy of Brad Richards' team rookie scoring mark set in 2000-'01. Palat had an eight-game points streak from Dec. 23-Jan. 9 and led all first-year players in plus-minus (plus-32).

MacKinnon, selected first overall in last year's draft by Colorado, led all NHL rookies in scoring with 63 points, assists (39), power-play goals (eight) and shots (241). He had a 13-game points streak from Jan. 25 to March 6, breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record for the longest single-season point streak by a player age 18 or younger (12 games).